Contact tracing is an essential tool in combating pandemics. Some countries have been very successful with it, and others less so. Novel digital approaches, e.g. smartphone Apps, can strongly bolster traditional approaches, yet raise legitimate concerns about privacy and equity. Join a discussion on this important topic!

Dr. Rishi Manchanda is Founder and President of HealthBegins, a social enterprise that provides training, clinic redesign, and technology to transform health care and the social determinants of health. He has championed enhanced contact tracing in vulnerable communities during the COVID-19 pandemic, and helped launch the Community-Based Workforce Alliance, which has brought over a dozen national organizations together for contact tracing and broader response efforts.

Dr. Manchanda is a dual board-certified internist and pediatrician, a board member of the National Physicians Alliance, and a fellow in the California Health Care Foundation’s Healthcare Leadership Program. He is the lead physician for homeless primary care at the VA in Los Angeles, and the first chief medical officer for a self-insured employer with a large rural immigrant workforce. His 2013 book, “The Upstream Doctors,” introduces a new model of the health care workforce that includes clinical “Upstreamists” who address social determinants of health.

Dr. Raji Pillai is Founder and President of Medical Affairs Consulting Inc. She provides consulting services in clinical, regulatory, and scientific affairs to genomics, molecular diagnostics and medical device companies. Her background spans medical, clinical, regulatory, and scientific affairs to genomics, molecular diagnostics and medical device companies. Her background spans medical, clinical and scientific affairs with 20 years of industry experience in life sciences and molecular diagnostics. She serves on the board of EPPIC. Her profile is at www.linkedin.com/in/rajipillai

Sep 26, 2020 03:00 PM in Pacific Time (US and Canada)